aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
capered
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From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
divisible by two
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
fawns
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From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
gamboled
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From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
hide-and-seeknoun
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
joyouslyadverb
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
and nothing more
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
staying power
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
LoneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
lovelier
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From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
mid-summer
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From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
MtnounUS /maʊnt/
a radioactive transuranic element
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
Olaf
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From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
on one occasion
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
Pollywognoun
a larval frog or toad
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
riper
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From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
up to a particular time
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
very small
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
tree-trunks
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From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up and down through the forest trails they galloped,—down to Lone Lake, then back to Pollywog Pond and along the familiar trails on the slopes of Mt. Olaf.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was good just to be alive.
at the time that
From this reading Summer was even riper and lovelier than when they had been taken to the Valley Farm,—and to the fawns, remember, it was their first taste of mid-summer in the Maine woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Once back in the good green woods, both Fleet Foot and the fawns capered joyously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These tiny fellows leaped and gamboled hide-and-seek, till you would have thought they would have broken their fragile legs among the boulders and fallen tree-trunks.
